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Archaic Terms in Polish Metrical Records – Part 1

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Steve

Old metrical records often include obsolete terms, presenting problems for those of us who are trying to interpret those records today. Particularly confusing are obsolete terms in languages in which we are not fluent.

Even the term “metrical” is confusing. Look up this term in a dictionary of the English language and you’ll find definitions such as:

metrical adjective
1: pertaining to meter or poetic measure
2: composed in meter or verse
3: pertaining to measurement
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/metrical

Many genealogists know that vital records or sacramental records in English-speaking countries are called metrical records in Eastern Europe and Russia. Despite the fact that some genealogists may consider these records to be poetry, metrical records document births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials.

The terms dziś (or dzisiaj), wczoraj, and przedwczoraj (meaning today, yesterday, and day before yesterday) are often found in Polish metrical records in phrases such as i okazał nam dziecię płci żeńskiej urodzone wczoraj (and he showed us a female child born yesterday). Usually, the record states that the child was born dzisiaj (today), wczoraj (yesterday), or przedwczoraj (day before yesterday). But, what if the child was born zawczoraj?

Old documents sometimes include words that were in common use at the time the document was written but have now fallen into disuse. I could not find the word zawczoraj in my modern Polish-English dictionary. Wiktionary includes a list of Polish terms with obsolete senses, but zawczoraj is not included in that list, either. Fortunately, Zawczoraj does appear in the Słownik wyrazów zapomnianych czyli słownictwo naszych lektur (Dictionary of forgotten words or the vocabulary of our readings).

Here’s what the Słownik wyrazów zapomnianych has to say about zawczoraj:

zawczoraj falling out of use «on the day before yesterday; the day before yesterday, the other day»: They sent for him the day before yesterday. RODZ. Dew 198. For example, the day before yesterday they had fun at my uncle’s music school until five o’clock in the evening… ORZESZ. Sylwek 237. The day before yesterday I wrote to you. KRASIŃ. Listy II, 151. // L

: I received your letter dated the 9th of this month three days ago. CHOPIN Wyb. 113. // SWil

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Szukaj w Archiwach Temporary Shutdown

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Steve

Those of us who conduct Polish genealogical research have probably used the Polish Archives site Szukaj w Archiwach at one time or another. As the archives make more and more Polish metrical records (records of births, marriages, and deaths) available to the public online, Szukaj w Archiwach is becoming a more and more valuable resource for Polish genealogical research.

Unfortunately, the site has been shut down for the last few weeks. Here’s the latest information from the Archives:

Translated into English, this says:

Search in Archives

Beginning Monday, November 21, the Search in Archives service will be available in the reading rooms of the State Archives throughout the country.

At the same time, we are intensively working on restoring the current functionality and safe user access to the website.

The temporary shutdown of Search in Archives was for security reasons.

We apologize for any inconvenience and please be patient. We encourage you to use the website in the reading rooms.

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Administrative Structure of the Kolno Powiat

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Steve

The following parishes were part of the Kolno Powiat at the beginning of the 20th Century: Borkowo, Burzyn, Dobryjałowo, Jedwabne, Kolno, Kuzie, Leman, Lipniki, Łyse, Mały Płock, Poryte, Przytuły, Romany, Stawiski, Turośl, and Zbójna.

Kolno Powiat in the Łomża Gubernia - 1907 — **Kolno Powiat in the Łomża Gubernia – 1907**
Józef Michał Bazewicz, Atlas geograficzny ilustrowany Królestwa Polskiego (Litografia B. A. Bukaty, Warsaw, 1907); digital images, Mapywig (http://igrek.amzp.pl/details.php?id=11767093 : accessed 13 Nov 2021).

The administrative structure of the parishes of Borkowo (NOTE: The parish church in Borkowo was established in 1918, separated from the parish of Mały Płock), Kolno and Mały Płock can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Łomża Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Oct 1842: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Oct 1842 – 30 Dec 1866: Village, Łomża Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-23 Aug 1915: Village, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
24 Aug 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Łomża Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Mar 1938: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Apr 1938-03 Dec 1939: Village, Kolno Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-21 Jul 1952: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Kolno Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Poryte, and Stawiski can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Łomża Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Oct 1842: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Oct 1842 – 30 Dec 1866: Village, Łomża Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-23 Aug 1915: Village, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
24 Aug 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Łomża Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Mar 1938: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Apr 1938-07 Oct 1939: Village, Kolno Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-21 Jul 1952: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Kolno Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Romany can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Wizna Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Oct 1842: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Oct 1842 – 30 Dec 1866: Village, Łomża Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-23 Aug 1915: Village, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
24 Aug 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Łomża Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Mar 1938: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Apr 1938-07 Oct 1939: Village, Kolno Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-21 Jul 1952: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Kolno Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Zbójna can be described as follows (NOTE: the parish of Zbójna was established in 1892. Prior to that, Zbójna belonged to the Nowogród parish):

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Łomża Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Oct 1842: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Oct 1842 – 30 Dec 1866: Village, Łomża Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-23 Aug 1915: Village, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
24 Aug 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Łomża Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Mar 1938: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Apr 1938-07 Oct 1939: Village, Kolno Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-21 Jul 1952: Village, Łomża Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Łomża Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Łomża Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Burzyn, Dobryjałowo, Jedwabne, and Przytuły can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Wizna Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Oct 1842: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Oct 1842 – 30 Dec 1866: Village, Łomża Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-23 Aug 1915: Village, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
24 Aug 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Łomża Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Mar 1938: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Apr 1938-07 Oct 1939: Village, Kolno Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-21 Jul 1952: Village, Łomża Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Łomża Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Łomża Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Kuzie (established on 01 Nov 1921), Leman (established on 22 Jun 1906), Lipniki, Łyse, and Turośl can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Łomża Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Oct 1842: Village, Łomża Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Oct 1842 – 30 Dec 1866: Village, Łomża Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-23 Aug 1915: Village, Kolno Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
24 Aug 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Łomża Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Mar 1938: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Apr 1938-07 Oct 1939: Village, Kolno Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-21 Jul 1952: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Kolno Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Ostrołęka Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Ostrołęka Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Ostrołęka Powiat, Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

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Administrative Structure of the Szczuczyn Powiat

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Steve

The following parishes were part of the Szczuczyn Powiat at the beginning of the 20th Century: Białaszewo, Grabowo, Grajewo, Lachowo, Niedźwiadna, Radziłów, Rajgród, Rydzewo (currently in Łomża Powiat), Rydzewo (currently in Grajewo Powiat), Słucz, Szczuczyn, Wąsosz.

Szczuczyn Powiat in the Łomża Gubernia - 1907 — **Szczuczyn Powiat in the Łomża Gubernia – 1907**
Józef Michał Bazewicz, Atlas geograficzny ilustrowany Królestwa Polskiego (Litografia B. A. Bukaty, Warsaw, 1907); digital images, Mapywig (http://igrek.amzp.pl/details.php?id=11767098 : accessed 12 Nov 2021).

The administrative structure of the parishes of Grabowo and Lachowo can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Łomża Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-09 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
10 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-07 Sep 1915: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
08 Sep 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-03 Dec 1939: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Grajewo Raion, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Landkreis Grajewo, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grajewo Raion, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-11 Mar 1948: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
12 Mar 1948-31 May 1975: Village, Grajewo Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Kolno Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Białaszewo, Grajewo, Niedźwiadna, Radziłów, Rydzewo (currently in Grajewo Powiat) Słucz, Szczuczyn, and Wąsosz can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Wizna Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-09 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
10 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-07 Sep 1915: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
08 Sep 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-03 Dec 1939: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Grajewo Raion, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Landkreis Grajewo, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grajewo Raion, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-11 Mar 1948: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
12 Mar 1948-31 May 1975: Village, Grajewo Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Grajewo Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Rajgród can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Bielsk Ziemia, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-09 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
10 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-07 Sep 1915: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
08 Sep 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-03 Dec 1939: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Grajewo Raion, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Landkreis Grajewo, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grajewo Raion, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-11 Mar 1948: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
12 Mar 1948-31 May 1975: Village, Grajewo Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Grajewo Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Rydzewo can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Łomża Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Biebrza Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-09 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
10 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-07 Sep 1915: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
08 Sep 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-03 Dec 1939: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
04 Dec 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Grajewo Raion, Białystok Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
22 Jul 1941-19 Sep 1944: Village, Landkreis Grajewo, Bezirk Bialystok, German Reich
20 Sep 1944-15 Aug 1945: Village, Grajewo Raion, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
16 Aug 1945-18 Feb 1947: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Provisional Government of National Unity
19 Feb 1947-11 Mar 1948: Village, Szczuczyn Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
12 Mar 1948-31 May 1975: Village, Grajewo Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Łomża Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Łomża Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

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The Immigration Passenger Manifest for the Family of Antoni Wseborowski – 1903

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Steve

Antoni Wseborowski and his family arrived in New York City aboard the SS Graf Waldersee on 29 March 1903.

The family traveled in steerage under the name Siborowski (instead of Wseborowski or Skowroński). The group included Antoni Wseborowski, Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska Wseborowski, Aleksander Skowroński, Józefa Skowrońska, Paweł‚ Skowroński, and Jan Wseborowski.

The family reported that they were planning to stay with a cousin: Anton Rachupka of Baldwinville, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA.

Passenger Manifest: Family of Antoni Siborowski - 1903 (Left) — **Passenger Manifest: Family of Antoni Siborowski – 1903 (Left)**

Passenger Manifest: Family of Antoni Siborowski - 1903 (Right) — **Passenger Manifest: Family of Antoni Siborowski – 1903 (Right)**

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION List No. 4
Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasure of the United States, under Act of Congress approved march 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon [arriving] at a port in the United States.
S. S. Graf Waldersee sailing from Hamburg 13th March 1903 Arriving at Port of New York, 3/29 1903 [stamped 53]

The family members are listed as:
No. 18: Antoni Siborowski, age 37, male, married, laborer, able to read and write
No. 19: Margarete [Siborowski], age 34, female, married, wife, able to read and write
No. 20: Alexander [Siborowski], age 17, male, single, laborer, able to read and write
No. 21: Josefa [Siborowski], age 10, female, single, child, not able to read or write
No. 22: Pawel [Siborowski], age 10, male, single, child, not able to read or write
No. 23: Jan [Siborowski], age 5, male, single, child, not able to read or write

All are listed with the following information:
Nationality: Russian
Last Residence: Grondi [sic: the correct spelling is Grądy]
Ethnicity: Polish (ethnicity is provided in column 10: Seaport for landing)
Final destination in the United States: Baldwinsville [sic: the correct spelling is Baldwinville], Mass
Whether having a ticket to such final destination: no
By whom was passage paid: Self
Whether in possession of money, if so whether more than $30 and how much if $30 or less: 85
Whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where: no
Wether [sic] going to join a relative, and if so, what relative, their name and address: cousin Anton Rachupka, Baldwinsville [sic] Mass. Box 187
Ever in Prison or Almshouse or supported by charity, If yes, state which: no
Whether under contract express or implied in labor in the United States: no
Condition of Health, Mental and Physical: good
Deformed or Crippled, Nature and Cause: no

**Passenger Manifest: Family of Antoni Siborowski – 1903**

SOURCE: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1897-1957, arrival record for Antoni Siborowski and Family, arrived on 29 March 1903, SS Graf Waldersee; Ancestry.com, digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 January 2021).

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The Hamburg Departure List Entry for the Family of Antoni Wseborowski – 1903

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Steve

Hamburg Departure List – Graf Waldersee – 14 March 1903

Antoni Wseborowski and his family left Grądy, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland and headed to the United States on board the SS, Graf Waldersee. According to the departure list of the Hamburg-America Line, they departed on 14 March 1903 from Hamburg, Germany, passing through Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, and Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, before arriving in New York City.

The family traveled in steerage under the name Siborowski (instead of Wseborowski or Skowroński). The group included Antoni Wseborowski, Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska Wseborowska, Aleksander Skowroński, Józefa Skowrońska, Paweł Skowroński, and Jan Wseborowski.

Hamburg-Amerika Linie
Verzeichniss
der mit Deutschen Dampfschiffer Graf Waldersee am am 14. März 1903 vom Hamburg
über Boulogne Plymouth nach dem Hafen New York beförderten Auswanderer.

Hamburg-America Line
Register
of emigrants transported by the German steamship Graf Waldersee on 14 March 1903 from Hamburg via Boulogne and Plymouth to the port of New York.

Detail of the Family of Antoni Siborowski – Hamburg Departure List – 1903

Hamburg Passenger List Headers

Siborowski Family – Hamburg Passenger List 1903

Family of Antoni Siborowski – Hamburg Departure List – 1903

SOURCE: Hamburg-America Line (Hamburg, Germany), Register of emigrants transported by the German steamship Graf Waldersee on 14 March 1903 from Hamburg via Boulogne and Plymouth to the port of New York, Direkt Band 141 (March 1903), page 553, departure record for Antoni Siborowski and Family; State Archives in Hamburg, digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 January 2021).

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The Birth and Baptismal Record for Jan Wszeborowski – 1897

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Steve

Jan Wszeborowski, son of Antoni Wszeborowski and Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska, was born on 07 July 1897 in Grądy, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland . He was baptized at the parish church in Nowogród, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 18 July 1897.

Birth and Baptismal Record for Jan Wseborowski – 1897

Roman Catholic Parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Nowogród, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), Civil Registrations of the Roman Catholic Parish of Nowogród for the Year 1897, folio 27 recto, entry 105, birth and baptismal record for Jan Wseborowski, recorded 18 July 1897; State Archives in Bialystok Branch in Łomża, digital images, Szukaj w Archiwach (https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl : accessed 18 January 2021).

Click on the image above to view a higher resolution image. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record for Jan Wseborowski. Translated from the Russian, the record reads:

105. Grądy. This happened in village of Nowogród on the sixth [Julian calendar] / eighteenth [Gregorian calendar] / of July in the year one-thousand eight hundred ninety-seven at two o’clock in the afternoon. There appeared: Antoni Wszeborowski, thirty years old, a farmer residing in the village of Grądy, in the presence of: Józef Rachubki, fifty years old, and Konstanty Perlowski, thirty-three years old, both owners of this village, and he showed us a male child, stating: that the child was born in the village of Grądy on the twenty-fifth of June [Julian calendar] / seventh of July / of this year at ten o’clock in the evening of his lawful wife Małgorzata née Podeszfa, forty-four years old. To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this date by Father Aleksander Witkowski was given the name Jan and his godparents were: Antoni Rachubki and Władysława Szewczik. This document was read to the declarant and illiterate witnesses and was signed by us.
[signature illegible]

Jan Wseborowski was the half-paternal granduncle of Helen Skowronski, the wife of my paternal uncle, Joseph Danko. In the United States, Jan Wseborowski used the name John Soborowski or John Siborowski.

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The Marriage Record for Antoni Wszeborowski and Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska – 1892

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Steve

Antoni Wseborowski, the son of Katarzyna Wseborowski and widower after the death of his first wife Ewa Pydzewska, was married to Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska, daughter of Jakub Podeszwa and Anna Dymerska and widow after the death of her husband Franciszek Skowronski, on 27 January 1892 in Nowogród, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.

Marriage Record for Antoni Wseborowski and Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska – 1892

Roman Catholic Parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Nowogród, Łomża Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), Civil Registrations of the Roman Catholic Parish of Nowogród for the Year 1892, folio 27 recto, entry 10, marriage record for Antoni Wseborowski and Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska, recorded 27 January 1892; State Archives in Bialystok Branch in Łomża, digital images, Szukaj w Archiwach (https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl : accessed 18 January 2021).

Click on the image above to view a higher resolution image. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Marriage Record for Antoni Wszeborowski and Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska. Translated from the Russian, the record reads:

10. Grądy. This happened in the village of Novogród on the fifteenth [Julian Calendar]/ twenty-seventh [Gregorian Calendar]/ of January in the year one-thousand eight-hundred and ninety-two at three o’clock in the afternoon. We declare that in the presence of witnesses: Józef Jasionowski, twenty-six years old, and Józef Gołaś, twenty-eight years old, both day laborers and residents of the village of Nowogród, a religious marriage was contracted on this date between Antoni Wszeborowski, twenty-seven years old, widowed after the death of Eva née Pydzewska, the son of the deceased Katarzyna Wszeborowska, born in the village of Guty and now working as a day-laborer, residing in the village of Grądy, and Malgorzata Skowrońska, thirty-six years old, the widow of the deceased Franciszek Skowroński who died in the village of Grądy on the twenty-fifth of February [Gregorian Calendar]/ the ninth of March [Julian Calendar]/ in the year one-thousand eight-hundred and ninety-one, the daughter of the late Jakub and the still-living Anna née Dymerska Podeszfa, born in the village of Grądy and now residing on a farm in the village of Grądy. This marriage was preceded by three announcements of the banns in the Novogród Parish Church on: the twenty-second and twenty-ninth of December of the previous year and the tenth of January of the current year [Julian Calendar] / third, fifth, and seventeenth of January of the current year [Gregorian Calendar]. The newlyweds announce that they have not concluded any prenuptial agreement. The religious rite was performed in the Novogród Parish Church by the priest who signed below. This record was read to the newlyweds and to the witnesses who are illiterate, and signed by us. Reverend [Wincenty] Sienkiewicz, Nowogród Parish

Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska was the paternal grandmother of Helen Skowronski, the wife of my paternal uncle, Joseph Danko.

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The Birth and Baptismal Record for Maryanna Skowrońska – 1835

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Steve

Maryanna Skowrońska, daughter of Bartłomiej Skowroński and Agnieszka Ciak, was born on 24 March 1835 in Trzaski, Ostrołęka Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized at the parish church in Kleczkowo, Ostrołęka Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 25 March 1835.

Birth and Baptismal Record for Maryanna Skowrońska – 1835

Roman Catholic Parish of Saint Lawrence (Kleczkowo, Ostrołęka Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), Civil Registrations of the Roman Catholic Parish of Kleczkowo for the Year 1835, Akt 21, birth and baptismal record for Maryanna Skowrońska, recorded 25 Mar 1835; State Archives in Bialystok Branch in Łomża.

Click on the image above to view a higher resolution image. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record for Maryanna Skowrońska. Translated from the Polish, the record reads:

No. 21. Trzaski. This happened in village of Kleczkowo on the thirteenth [Julian calendar]/ twenty-fifth [Gregorian calendar] of March in the year one-thousand eight hundred thirty-five at eleven o’clock before noon. There appeared the peasant Bartłomiej Skowroński, a farmhand at the manor, residing in Trzaski, thirty-three years of age, in the presence of Wojciech Walerzak, a farmer [on land cleared from the forest], twenty-six years old, and also Jan Truszkowski, a farmhand at the manor, twenty-three years old, both residing in Traszki, and he showed us a female child born in Trzaski on the twelfth [Julian Calendar] / twenty-fourth [Gregorian Calendar] day of this month, at the hour of eleven at night of his wife Agnieszka née Ciak, twenty-seven years old. At Holy Baptism performed on this day, the child was given the name Maryanna Skowrońska, and her godparents were the afore-mentioned Jan Truszkowski and Franciszka Walerzak. This document was read aloud to the declarant and witnesses which, since they could not write, was signed by Us.
Reverend Jan Uszyński, pastor of the parish of Kleczkowo

Maryanna Skowrońska was the paternal grandaunt of Helen Skowronski, the wife of my paternal uncle, Joseph Danko.

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The Birth and Baptismal Record for Anna Skowrońska – 1837

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Steve

Anna Skowrońska, daughter of Bartłomiej Skowroński and Agnieszka Ciak, was born on 20 June 1837 in Trzaski, Ostrołęka Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized at the parish church in Kleczkowo, Ostrołęka Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 21 June 1837.

Birth and Baptismal Record for Anna Skowrońska – 1837

Roman Catholic Parish of Saint Lawrence (Kleczkowo, Ostrołęka Powiat, Łomża Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), Civil Registrations of the Roman Catholic Parish of Kleczkowo for the Year 1837, Akt 31, birth and baptismal record for Anna Skowrońska, recorded 21 Jun 1837; State Archives in Bialystok Branch in Łomża.

Click on the image above to view a higher resolution image. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record for Anna Skowrońska. Translated from the Polish, the record reads:

No. 31. Trzaski. This happened in village of Kleczkowo on the ninth [Julian calendar]/ twenty-first [Gregorian calendar] of June in the year one-thousand eight hundred thirty-seven at seven o’clock in the morning. There appeared Bartłomiej Skowroński, a servant at the manor, residing in Trzaski, thirty years of age, in the presence of the peasant Paweł‚ Michalak, fifty-nine years old, and also Kacper Cerkies, forty-six years old, both farmers residing in Traszki, and he showed us a female child born in Trzaski yesterday, at the hour of eleven before noon of his wife Agnieszka née Ciak, twenty-eight years old. At Holy Baptism performed on this day, the child was given the name Anna Skowrońska, and her godparents were the afore-mentioned Kacper Cerkies and Barbara Ślaska. This document was read aloud to the declarant and witnesses which, since they could not write, was signed by Us.
Reverend Jan Uszyński, pastor of Kleczkowo, Canon of Płock

Anna Skowrońska was the paternal grandaunt of Helen Skowronski, the wife of my paternal uncle, Joseph Danko.

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Hamburg Departure List – Graf Waldersee – 14 March 1903

Detail of the Family of Antoni Siborowski – Hamburg Departure List – 1903

Hamburg Passenger List Headers

Siborowski Family – Hamburg Passenger List 1903

Family of Antoni Siborowski – Hamburg Departure List – 1903

Birth and Baptismal Record for Jan Wseborowski – 1897

Marriage Record for Antoni Wseborowski and Małgorzata née Podeszwa Skowrońska – 1892

Birth and Baptismal Record for Maryanna Skowrońska – 1835

Birth and Baptismal Record for Anna Skowrońska – 1837

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